Three Cushion Billiard News
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The 2018 Russ Guppy Memorial Tournament was held in Hood River Oregon, hosted by the Hood River Elks and Harvey Wixman November 2-4th. We had a full field of 24 players, three flights of 8 Players. Due to the larger than normal interest we played 20 point games. Thanks to the generosity of MOBPA we had a total prize fund of $4400.00, split between 3 divisions ( C, C+, and B /above).
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The Dennis Dieckman Memorial was held October 19-21, 2018 at Amazin Billiards in Malden Massachusetts. Eighteen players participated in the event. Mazin Shooni, your host, was the winner. Second place went to Bob Page.
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Held October 5–7, 2018 the 7th annual event honoring Marti and now Bob Tracy continues the tradition. Thirty-two 3-cushion billiard players from six states were invited to compete in the event. The winners by division: Ertan Tarhan (B), Rudy Vigil (C+) and Bill Villireal (C). Pictured above Bob Tracy in whose memory the event is held.
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One of the greatly anticipated events of 2018 has come and gone - The 2018 Fall Rushville Classic sponsored by Professor-Q-Ball and the USBA. And the title once again goes to talented Lupe Cruz. Pictured above (L to R) Mazin Shooni (2nd), Lupe Cruz (1st) and George Ashby (3rd). Complete charts can be found at www.dalesaunders.com/RUSHVILLE (<- case sensitive)
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Boasting the largest prize fund ever in a 3-cushion event, (more than $600,000) and the largest single first place prize, ($150,000) the McCreery Champion of Champions Tournament runs from August 5-11, 2018. Former US and Pan-American champions Pedro Piedrabuena and Hugo Patino will play beside nine former world champions (and one four-time world junior champion.)
Watch the games every day for FREE! Click here: www.mccreerychampionofchampions.com. What follows is the official press release on this ground-breaking event.
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Eddy Merckx of Belgium has won the 2018 Verhoeven Open at Carom Cafe in Flushing, New York. Once again the USBA, UMB, Owner Michael Kang and Tournament Director Charlie Brown have brought the best of the world's 3-cushion players to the USA. This year 98 players met in the preliminary rounds. Along with 5 seeded players 40 competed in the semi-final. And finally, a single-elimination final segment deteremined the champion.
